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E, NADOR BOAT Filed July-29. 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 A Harney E. NADOR March 3, 1931.

BOAT

Filed July 29, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Alorney Patented Mar.. 3, lQZl ERNEST'NADOR, OF LOUIS, MISSOURI BOAT Application 1ed J'uly 29,

The present invention relates to a boat and has for its prime object to provide a structure e whichis simple, compact and convenient in its arrangement of parts, light in weight, 5 capable of being easily and quickly assembled and disassembled, and being thoroughly efflcient, reliable and safe in use and operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a boat embodying a pair of spaced, parallel pontoons having connecting rods extending therebetween and detachably secured thereto, the securing meansV for the connecting rods being mounted for longitudinal adjustment on the pontoons. Another important obj ect of the invention yis'to provide a boat of the character .described including a pair of spaced, parallel pontoons formed from a flat sheet of metal rolled to .tubular form and provided with a joint for the abutting edges of the flat sheets for coiction with the connecting rod securing means -or clamps whereby said clamps may be expeditiously adjusted longitudinally on the pontoons, v

All ofthe foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention may become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the f 30 accompanying drawing-s wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure l is a top plan view of a boat em- ,35 bodying the features of kmy invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof,

A Figure-3 is a vertical transverse section taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Figure l Figure 4 is a longitudinal vertical section through one of the pontoons,

Figure 5 is a vertical fragmentary section taken longitudinally substantially on the line 5 5 of Figure l,

Figure 6 is a vertical transverse section 1930.L Serial No,471,508.

taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 1, j

Figure 7 is a bottom plan view of the body,

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail view of one of the clamps.

Referring to thedrawingsin detail, it will be seen that the numerals. 5 denote elongated, spaced, parallel, coeX-tensive, hollow pontoons which are open at their lopposite ends and have mounted thereon the 'substantially conicafl shaped heads 6. rllhesertubes or pon' toons are vdivided. Vinto watertight compartments by means of the partitions or bulkheads 7. Each of thepontoons 5 are formed from a Hat sheet of metal which is rolled to tubular form with the longitudinal edges of the sheet disposed in' abutting engagement with each other as best seen in Figures l, 3 and 5 of the drawings. Y i

Elongated metallic connecting strips l of metal are disposed within each of the pon-Y toons Yand extend beneath the longitudinal marginal portions of the rolled sheets, said marginal portionsare connected to the strips l by the staggered screws 2.k Disposed 1ongitudinally over the seam on each tube or pontoon is a clamping bracket 8 adjacent the front ends 4thereof and three brackets 9, l() and ll on the intermediate portions of saidgtubes or pontoons. The brackets 8, 9, lOand ll are identical in construction and, as best seen inFigure 8 of the drawings, comprisel a stationary-jaw 3 mounted on the oppositely extending apertured feet a and having hingedly mountedthereon a swingable jaw 4 which is secured in locking po sition by the swingable keeper 4.

The foot portions of the clamps areeach provided with a plurality of yopenings which are staggered to register with the openings in the tubes or pontoons 5 in which the securing screws 2 are anchored. It will thus be seen that the securing screws 2 are utilized to anchor the brackets 8, 9, l0 and 1l in position on top of the pontoons 5 and said brackets may be mounted at any desired point longitudinally on the pontoons.

A rod 12 is disposed across the front ends of the pontoons 5 and adju-.stably clamped between the aws 8 and it of the brackets S. Rods 14e, 15 and 15 are disposed across intermediate portions. ot the pontoons 5 and adjustably clamped in the pairs of brackets 9, and V11 respectively. Standards 17 rise from the rod 15 to receive oar locks 18 in their upper ends. Braces 19 extend from the upper portions of the standards 17 to the r ds le and 16 while braces. 2() entend from the upper ends Lof the standards to intermediate portions o the rod 15.

fin outboard motor support 22 is mounted across the rear portion or" the pontoon 5, Jfor supporting an outboard motor 23. Forwardly diverging braces 25 entend'between the rod 22 and the rod 16 as clearly seen in `Figure 1 of the drawings.

YA body 26 which may be or" collapsible construction is provided on its bottom with a plurality of pairs or" brackets 27 adapted te clamp on the rods 14, 15 and 16 for adjustably and detachably mounting the body on said rods.

From the above detailed description, it will be s-een that I have devised a novel form-of boat wherein the pontoons may be adjusted toward or away from each other to a limited extent and wherein the parts are capable of ease of assembly and disassembly.

The brackets 27 are identical in construction to the brackets 8, 9, 10 and 11 and are thus interchangeable but said brackets 27 are not mounted for adjustment on the bottom of the body 26. By reason of the adjustability of the brackets 9, 10 and 11 on the pontoons 5 the body 26 may be disposed -at any desired point in the longitudinal length of the pontoons. This constitutes. an important and desirable feature of the present invention as does also the novel means whereby the brackets 8, 9, 10 and 11 are vmounted for longitudinal adjustment on the pontoons 5.

It is thought that the construction, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features and advantages enumerated as desirable in the statement of the'invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In a boat of the class described, a pair of spaced parallel coextensive pontoons, a rod across the front portions of the pontoons, three spaced parallel rods across the intermediate portions of thepontoon, a collapsible body on said three last mentioned rods, a standard rising from each end of the center .of the three ro'ds, bracing means associated therewith, and oar locks in the upper ends of the standard.

2. In a boat or" the character described, a pair of spaced, parallel pontoons, each pontoon comprising an elongated metallic sheet rolled to tubular form with its longitudinal edges in abutting engagement, a connecting strip disposed longitudinally in each pontoon against the adjacent marginal portions of the metallic sheets, said marginal portions and the strips having registering openings, brackets disposed on the pontoons and having openings therein inregistry with the openings in the marginal portions and the strips, anchoring screws connecting the margina] portions and the strips together and anchoring screws extending through the openings in the brackets and through certain of the openings in the marginal portions and the strips, and connecting rods extending between the pontoons and anchored to the brackets.

3. In a boat of the character described, a pair. of spaced, parallel pontoons, each pontoon comprising an elongated metallic sheet rolled to tubular forni with its longitudinal edges disposed in abutting engagement with each other.l a connecting strip disposed longitudinally in each pontoon and engaged with the adjacent marginal portions of the sheets, said marginalportions and the strips being provided with staggered registering openings, brackets mounted for longitudinal adjustment on the pontoons, each of said brackets c omprising a stationary jaw, a swingable law hingedly mounted thereon, and oppositely extending feet for engagement on the pontoons and having a plurality of staggered openings adapted to be selectively registered with the openings in the marginal portions and the connecting strips, anchoring screws extending through the registering openings in the bracket feet, the marginal portions and the strips and additional anchoring screws extending through the registering openings in the marginal portions and the strips, rods extending transversely between the pontoons, and clamped to the brackets, and a body supported on certain of the rods.

4.. In a boat of the character described` a pair of spaced, parallel pontoons, pairs 'of brackets disposed on the upper sides of the pontoons, means for anchoring the brackets for longitudinal adjustmentv to the pontoons,

each bracket comprising a stationary j aw and a swingable jaw hingedly connected to the stationary jaw and further including means for releasably securing the swingable jaw in clamping position, connecting rods eX- tending transversely between the pontoon and adjustably clamped in the pairs of brackets, a body mounted on certain of the connecting rods, and clamps mounted on the body for detachable engagement with said certain rods for adj ustably securing the body thereto.

` Intestmony whereof I ax my signature.

ERNESTl NADOR. 

